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I work 32-34 hours in a 4 day work week. I doubt my body could handle another day a week.

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Currently, I work three days per week, sometimes 4 if the “Friday hygienists” decide they can’t come in after patients have been scheduled for them. I see 8 patients per day (one hour appointments) starting at 8:00 AM and ending at 5:00 PM with an hour lunch. My body can’t handle anymore than 3 days per week! In the past I have worked 4-5 days per week and it took a toll on my hands and neck/back, plus I was getting burnt out. Everyone is different, you need to do what you can handle!

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I just took a new job at an office that is open 12 hours a day 7 days a week. Employees work 3 12 hour days a week. I did it to spend 4 days a week at home with my kids but still get in full time hours and a full time paycheck. I haven’t started working there yet so time will tell if I like that schedule or not. I hope I do because a 12 hour day sounds exhausting to me right now!

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I just started working at an office where most days are approx 10 hours, so like 32 to possibly 40 for four days. It is a lot more exhausting than the half days (or even 8-5s) I was working before, but I enjoy it so far!

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I work 4 eight hour days that always turn into 10 hour days due to running late. I stopped working fridays and saturdays once I had my daughter because obviously 6 days a week is a lot.

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I work 28 patient hours a week. 2- 6 hour days and 2 8 hour days. Dr. works one extra day for 4 hours. No hygiene that day.

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I work Mon Tue thus and 2 sat /mo so I work on AVERAGE 25/week which is all we are open ..the Dr teaches at University of Buffalo on wed and fri…If I need extra $$ I fill in for RDH at other offices who are out sick…I have a network of RDH and OM that know Im avail those days and call me..

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I work full time hours in our office. The hours are Monday-Thursday 8-5. Also we have the 3 Monday of the month off, an orthodontist uses our office on that Monday every other month. Love the small town life!

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I work 4 days a week, 8 hour days with an occasional Friday. I have one child in college with a second one headed there next year. I want to help them so they don’t have a great deal of debt when they are done. I love what I do, I use to work 6 days a week but have cut back after 30 years.

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I work 20-28 hours a week. I don’t want to be full time do to other family commitments and the fact that it takes me an hour to get to work:/ I also want time to invest in other interests not having to do with teeth.

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I work mon-fri, 45+ hrs if needed. 40 min appointments so on long days I see 10-13 patients.0 I’m the only hygienist and have been working there for almost a year. I’m starting to get burnt out and hand/back are really starting to bother me. I’ve been doing hygiene for 5 years and am really thinking about doing something out because the long hours Are getting to me.

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I work 3-4 days a week with alternating Fridays off! I uses to work Mon-Fri 8-5 for a cooperate dental office an I was miserable. They made it impossible to take off for appointments or school activities for my kiddo. I love my new work schedule two says are 7-3 the rest 9-5 I get 25-32 hours a week and that’s plenty and I’m a one income household! I get to do more things at my sons school!

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I work about 42 hours a week. M 7-7, T 7-4, W 7-5, T 7-4 and F 7-12. Of course coming in early and staying after to clean up. Mondays are long but getting off early Friday makes it worth it. It is a lot of hours with a new baby at home but the paycheck is good.

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I work 40 hours. Its a clinic type place. Mostly pediatric patients. I see 15+ pts a day depending on how our schedule works out.

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I work 26-32 hours per week over 3-4 days(I alternate Saturdays). I’m “off” 2 weekdays so I often temp on one of those days and I frequently temp on my Saturdays “off”.

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I work about 55hrs a week…about 30-32 hygiene hrs and the rest office hrs between our 2 offices. I am going to look for a different job tho…idk if this is for me anymore

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I work 32 hours a week, M,T,Th and Friday. I see 10 patients a day. I have done this for 38 yrs. Hope to cut back to 3 days once son finishes grad school next year. I worked 5 days a week for a year when my daughter started college but it was too intense.

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I’ve been working 20 hrs. a week (M-Th 8 to 1) for 7 years now. After 18 years in practice, I don’t think my hands or back could handle it being full time. I love my schedule…I have time to be a mom and work. The best of both worlds.

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I work 3 days a week, usually 9 hour days with a 30-45 min. lunch. I love my schedule and feel like it is the perfect amount of work/life balance. The bills get paid and I satisfaction from my job but I have time to pursue hobbies outside of work too.

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Mon-Fri. (8-5) with a 1 hr lunch
I also pick up 1 or 2 Sat a month (from 8-2)

Tough on body but I see a massage therapist 1x month to keep me in peak condition.

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Over the past 31 years I have worked 5 days a week BC(before children) to one day then 2 1/2 days when kids were babies. Currently I am working 3 1/2 days. I have 45 minutes per patient. 10 patients per full day. As of January I will have 50 minutes per pt.

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Have been RDH for 32 years. Was working 4 days for most, then 3, then 2. I think 3 days max. The hands & body protest! Now I temp…3 days max for me!

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I work 4 1/2 days a week for a total of 36 hrs. In the summer I take every other Friday off ( unpaid of course) but Friday is my half day anyways. I get 50 min on average although I have a few patients specifically I book for an hour and a few partially edentulous patients that I see in 40 min. I’d love to only work 3 days a week but finances don’t allow it. I have been working rtf his schedule for 16 years. However if I need time off for my kid I take it and my boss wouldn’t dream of complaining since that is the only reason I don’t show up!

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I love my office hours! Monday we work 12-7:30. We go in at noon and do our weekly chores for an hour and start seeing pts at one. This accommodates those pts that have to work late and they don’t have to take off work. Tuesdays and Wednesdays we work 8:30-5:30 and Thursdays 7:30-4:30. This is 32 hrs/week. I do sometimes fill in on Fridays at another office when they need me…but I live for my 3 day weekends! 🙂

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I work 3.5 days a week. Off Monday and do half day Fridays. I’m looking to cut back the half day when my daughter is out of grad school. That will be 2 more years…yay! I’ve never worked more than 4 days. I would totally burn out!

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